BIANCO - Biotic Interactions ...

symbiosis

• Crustacea: Isopoda
• Ctenophora (Mnemiopsis leidyi): MENACE - Mnemiopsis: a new alien in German coastal ecosystems
• Teredo navalis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)
 

predator/prey-interactions

• crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) and snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
• spiders and detritivores
 

herbivore/macrophyte-interactions

• macroalgae and aquatic angiosperms versus snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda)
 

... in a changing environment:

• warming
• acidification
• light (UV) stress
• eutrophication
• invasive species
 

ATIB - aquatic/terrestrial interfaces and boundaries:

• coastal & intertidal areas
• wetlands
• temporary & intermittent waters
• floodplains
• forested creeks and ponds
• riparian & catchment areas
 

Ecophysiology ...

Nutritive ecology and physiology of crustaceans

• Isopoda
• Amphipoda
• Decapoda
 

... and ecosystem perspective:

Decomposition processes

• terrestrial (woodland, grassland/meadows)
• intertidal (rocky shores, sandy beaches, salt marshes)
• aquatic (coastal marine, brackish, freshwaters)